Crawford's single give Giants four-game sweep of Diamondbacks
PHOENIX -- Brandon Crawford singled home the winning run in the ninth inning on the third of three consecutive singles and the San Francisco Giants completed a four-game road sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 2-1 win on Sunday.
The Giants (22-18) had one hit over the first eight innings but jumped on Arizona closer Brad Ziegler (1-2) with three straight first-pitch singles to open the ninth. Hunter Pence singled to center on a ball that deflected off Ziegler's hand and Brandon Belt singled to right to move Pence to second.
Crawford followed with a single to right to score Pence, giving San Francisco just enough to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games.
Brandon Drury had four hits for Arizona and gave the Diamondbacks a chance to tie with a one-out single in the ninth off Giants closer Santiago Casilla that sent pinch runner Nick Ahmed to third. But Casilla induced pinch hitter Rickie Weeks to hit into Arizona's fourth double play of the game to end it.
Weeks was initially called safe when umpires ruled Belt's foot came off first base, which would have tied the game, but the called the call was overturned by review to end the game.
Arizona (17-23) has lost five in a row overall and nine in a row at Chase Field, where it is a major league-worst 5-16. The Diamondbacks swept four games from the Giants in San Francisco April 18-21 but ruined a strong pitching performance from Rubby De La Rosa and allowed the Giants to return the favor.
De La Rosa allowed only one hit over 6 2/3 innings and extended his personal scoreless streak against the Giants to 18 2/3 innings before catcher Trevor Brown lined a solo home run to left center with one out in the third. Brown's fourth home run of the season came in his 43rd at-bat.
De La Rosa was lifted after consecutive two-out walks to Angel Pagan and Conor Gillaspie. But reliever Tyler Clippard struck out Brown looking to end the threat.
Matt Cain, who entered the game with a 6.69 ERA, scattered seven hits over seven innings and the Giants used double plays to thwart potential rallies. Arizona tied the game in the fourth when Jake Lamb doubled with one out, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Goldschmidt.
Arizona threatened in the fifth inning (three singles) and left the bases loaded in the seventh, but Cain was aided by double plays in the third and fifth and got Yasmany Tomas to foul out to first with the bases loaded in the sixth.
NOTES: Giants 3B Matt Duffy was held out of the lineup Sunday due to hamstring tightness. Conor Gillaspie started in place of Duffy. ... The Diamondbacks placed OF David Peralta on the 15-day disabled list due to right wrist inflammation. Peralta has missed the last six games with the injury and the assignment is retroactive to May 8. Peralta was hitting .280 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 33 games. ... To replace Peralta on the roster, Arizona called up veteran OF Michael Bourn from Double-A Mobile. Bourn, 33, was signed to a minor league contract on May 12 and hit .318 in five games with Mobile. ... To make room for Bourn on the 40-man roster, Arizona designated RHP Cody Hall for assignment. Hall has a 7.98 ERA in 12 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces. ... Giants INF Brandon Belt has reached base via hit, walk or hit by pitch in 22 consecutive games, two shy of a career high. ... To shake up the sputtering offense, Arizona manager Chip Hale moved slumping Paul Goldschmidt (.226) to the cleanup spot and placed C/OF Chris Herrmann in center field for the first time in his career. Chris Owings was moved to shortstop in place of the slumping Nick Ahmed (.175). ... Giants RHP George Kantos (elbow), on the disabled list since April 19, is with the team and expected to be activated Tuesday when the Giants open a series in San Diego against the Padres.